Last updated: 21st July 2008
Bentley: Could go for the right price
Blackburn Rovers chairman John Williams has suggested the club could be willing to sell David Bentley for the right price.
The midfielder has been chased by several Premier League clubs, with Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur having bids rejected.
Villa boss Martin O'Neill stated last week that he had 'moved on' from Bentley, but reports claim Spurs still want the England international.
Rovers have previously stood firm in their position that Bentley will not be leaving Ewood Park in order to join a club playing European football next season.
However, Williams' stance appears to have softened after he admitted that he would leave a decision in manager Paul Ince's hands, if an acceptable bid was received.
"Contrary to speculation in the media, we have not put a price on David's head because we don't work like that," Williams told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.
"The situation is we have had two bids for David, both of which have been rejected.
"However, if we got a bid that was in line with current market values, then we will refer it to Paul Ince and it becomes a football decision after that.
"As I've said all along, we are under no financial pressure to sell, because David is only one year into a four-year contract."
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| Sunday 31st August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 16:00 | Aston Villa vs Liverpool |
| Monday 15th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Tottenham vs Aston Villa |
| Sunday 21st September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:00 | West Brom vs Aston Villa |
| Saturday 27th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Sunderland |
| Saturday 4th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Aston Villa |
| Saturday 18th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 25th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Aston Villa |
| Wednesday 29th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Aston Villa vs Blackburn |
| Monday 3rd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Newcastle vs Aston Villa |
| Saturday 8th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Middlesbrough |
| Saturday 15th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Aston Villa |
| Saturday 22nd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 17:30 | Aston Villa vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 29th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Fulham |
| Saturday 6th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Everton vs Aston Villa |
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| UEFA Cup Qualifying | |
| Aston Villa 1 - 1 FH Hafnarfjordur | |
| Saturday 23rd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Stoke 3 - 2 Aston Villa | |
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| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 4 - 2 Man City | |
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| UEFA Cup Qualifying | |
| FH Hafnarfjordur 1 - 4 Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 2nd August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Reading 1 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 26th July | |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | |
| Aston Villa 1 - 0 Odense BK | |
| Tuesday 22nd July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Walsall 2 - 3 Aston Villa | |
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| 5 | Manchester United | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 3 |
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